Eritrea vs India: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Eritrea
23.9 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
India
22.95 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Eritrea rank
56th
India rank
58th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Eritrea
- India
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 23.9 deaths per 1,000 people against 22.95 deaths per 1,000 people in India, a difference of 0.95 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 56th and India ranks 58th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and India in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 203.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 183.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.19 deaths per 1,000 people | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 154.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 164.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.86 deaths per 1,000 people | India |
| 1970s | 129.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 142.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.22 deaths per 1,000 people | India |
| 1980s | 122.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 114.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.07 deaths per 1,000 people | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 70.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 88.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.32 deaths per 1,000 people | India |
| 2000s | 43.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 62.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 18.68 deaths per 1,000 people | India |
| 2010s | 31.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 37.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.72 deaths per 1,000 people | India |
| 2020s | 25.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1921 deaths per 1,000 people | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Eritrea or India?
- Eritrea, at 23.9 deaths per 1,000 people against 22.95 deaths per 1,000 people in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Eritrea and India?
- 0.95 deaths per 1,000 people, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and India?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and India rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Eritrea ranks 56th and India ranks 58th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.